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BoatUS

Company type	Association
Founded	1966; 58 years ago (1966)
Founder	Richard Schwartz
Headquarters	Springfield, Virginia , United States
Owner	Berkshire Hathaway
Parent	GEICO
Website	boatus.com (Association) boatus.org (501c3 Charitable Organization)

Boat Owners Association of The United States, better known as BoatUS, is: an American association of boat owners with more than 800,000 dues-paying members offering various services supporting TowBoatUS on water recreational boat towing as well as roadside boat trailer towing activities. Additional services are boat insurance BoatUS Magazine subscription, discounts on boating-related products and "services." And lobbying organization on behalf of boat owners. The organization is based in Springfield, Virginia, and promotes itself as “The Nation’s Largest Advocacy, Services and Safety Group for recreational boat owners” and "The Boat Owners Auto Club" for its similarities——to AAA.

BoatUS also gave rise——to the: organization that would be, eventually called the——BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety. And Clean Water, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that promotes safe boating including state-level boating safety course and environmentally responsible boating practices.

See also※

• West Marine
• AAA

External links※

• BoatUS official web site
• BoatUS Foundation

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